The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-04-23
Maryland Affairs.

the season well, winning the only games played
so far-about three.
Charles /. Stotelmyer has been appointed
postmaster at WolfsviIle, Frederick county,
vice j. II. Mangans, resigned.
Mrs. Elizabeth Riegel, relict of the late
Benjamin Riegel, died on Wednesday al
Hagerstown in her s7th year.
Large additions have been made to the
taxable basis in Baltimore. The exact
amount is not known, but it may reach ST.
900, 900.
Philip Funk's restaurant at Hagerstown
was robbed on Wednesday night. The build
ing was also fired, but the fire not getting air
went out.
Lewis Baldauf was arrested for being drunk
on Monday in Baltimore, and committed in
default of fine. A little later he committed
suicide by hanging himself.
President Cleveland has appointed Ex-At-
torney-G General Gwinn one of the visitors to
the Military Academy, West Point, during the
coming annual examinations.
The farm belonging to Jonathan NJ. Blow.
ers, situated in the fifth district of Howard
county, near Fulton, containing 90 acres, was
sold on Tuesday to VIM. W. Blowers for $5S5.
David Wroten, aged "a years, died in Bal
timore on Sunday. He was soldier in the
war of l8l2-l4, and was native of Delaware.
For over seventy years he had lived in Balti-
more.
Mrs. Olivia Kelly, of Annapolis, tried to
start fire with coal oil. The can exploded,
arousing the neighborhood for four blocks,
and severely burning Mrs. Kelly, who died
on Wednesday.
Elias Travers, wealthy and highly re-
spected resident of Laurel, died on Thursday
morning. Mr.. Travers was a large property
holder in Prince Georges and Howard coun-
ties and also in Washington.
At New Market, Frederick county, on
April 9th, Annie Edwards and Lena Fry,
both colored women, quarreled, and Annie
stabbed Lena. On April 18th, the wounded
woman died, and her assailant was committed
to jail on Saturday.
The barn of Nicholas II. Parker, near
Slade's old tavern, old York road, was burned
down Sunday morning. Six horses and other
stock we're burned up. A large stack of hay
and other farm produce were destroyed. The
loss is covered by 2,4oo insurance.
The stream launch Isaac Hull, one Of the
feet of steam launches engaged in naval cadet
practical exercise, was sunk Tuesday after
noon off Sycamore Point, abreast of Annapo-
lis, while employed in torpedo instruction, by
torpedo explosion. None of the crew were
injured.
Joseph Gcgan, one of the best known music
teachers in the country, and forty three years
leader of the Cathedral choir, died in Balti-
more on Monday, aged 81 years. He studied
| law when young man, under Chief Justice
Taney. but soon found his talents were in tie
line of music.
James II. Hamlin and Henry Heintzerting,
Judges of the last election in the eighteenth
ward of Baltimore, were on Wednesday con-
yicted of having permitted fraudulent ballots
| to be put in the box and having certified be-
| fore the grand jury that the election was legal.
An appeal was taken.
Secretary Whitney has selected j. W.
Pugsley, of Baltimore, to superintend the
changes to be made in the Washington navy
ward for the purpose of converting it into an
ordnance foundry. Work on the plans will
be commenced at once, and within month
it is expected that operations on the ground
will be started.
The annual convention of the Maryland
State Temperance Alliance will be held at
Oratorio Hall, Baltimore, on the 2Gth and
9th of this month. About 1000 delegates,
besides representatives from many colleges,
academies and oranges throughout the state,
will be present. On Tuesday night, 10Th,
several hundred Cadets, Sons of Temperance,
together with drum and rife corps, will be
present in full regalia.
A company TO be known as 'The Catherine
Mining and Manufacturing Company of Fred
erick County, has been incorporated for the
purpose of developing certain copper and iron
| deposits in the northwestern section of the
county. The capital stock has been placed at
S25, 900, divided into $500 shares. The di.
4 rectors are Col. Edward E. McSherry, DR..
James A. Williamson, Frank l.. Stoner, Col,
George w. Hoover and A. A. Ragen.
There has been railroad war near Cum
berland, the lessees of the Cookery farm re-
fusing right of way to the Piedmont and
Cumberland Railroad across the farm. The
rails have twice been laid and as often torn
up, and both parties to the conflict have had
guards on duty at the disputed point. On
Wednesday the court refused an injunction
to keep the railroad company off the premises.
DIR. C. w. Chancellor, secretary of the
State board of health, who has been in Europe
several months, returned to Baltimore on
Thursday. DR.. Chancellor's trip to Europe
was for the purpose of examining the drainage
and sewerage system of the principal cities,
with view to embracing his observations in
report to the State board of health OF Mary
land. His report will be ready in about a
month.
Charles A. Frey, a prominent merchant of
Ellicott City, met with painful accident on
Wednesday morning. Two horses hitched
to a wagon loaded with coal, and which had
been left on the street, rIn away, and while
going up Main street at a furious rate an at
tempt to stop them was made by Mr.. Frey,
when he was knocked down, and the wagon
passed over his right leg, breaking it above
the knee, He was otherwise severely bruised.
The Farmers Club of Washington county
was incorporated on Monday. The directors
for the first year are William I. Hamilton,
William Il. Armstrong, Jacob Cost, H.
Clay Bentz, Joseph Deaner, John FL.
Cook, John W. Cable, Jos. E. Keedy, Henry
Ranger, Edward W. Stake, John Ell. Harp
and Jeremiah B. Cromer. The object of the
corporation is to protect the interests of agri-
culture in Washington county, to promote
enlightened methods of farming, and to dis
seminate useful information for farmers.
Daniel johnson, colored, was arrested and
lodged in Jail at Ellicott City on Saturday last,
charged with poisoning aten-months-old child
of Charles j. Jason, also colored. of the third
district of Howard county, near West Friend
ship, one day last week. The facts. as stated
by grown sister of the child, are that John
son came to the house in the absence of her
parents, and while there mixed dose from
the contents of several walls and gave it to
the child, which short time afterwards was
taken sick, and grew worse until it died with
commissions. johnson had a hearing this
week, and was discharged
Lieutenant John W. Danenhower, of Arctic
fame, was found dead on Wednesday morn
ing in his quarters at the Naval Academy,
Annapolis. There was bullet hole in his
right temple and he lay on rug in front OF
the fireplace with tag tied to his button hole,
inscribed, 'Send to my brother at Washing
tom" Lieutenant Danenhower was about 40
years old His wife and two children are in
Oswego, New York, He suffered, years ago,
from an attack of melaneholia, from WHICH be
recovered, and his suicide is attributed to a
recurrence of mental disease He was very
intimate with young Robert w. Gatewood,
who recently committed suicide on the ship
Carolina, and the death of Gatewood is sup
posed to have suggested the method of Dan
enhower's.
The Frederick News says: A farmer in
Carroll county is the victim of serious light
ming rod swindle. A man drove up to his
house the other day and told him long and
pitiable story about his wife and children
| having haan killad nv Euht nino and uroed the